Singapore legislation
Clause 200
Clause 200
Savings and transitional provisions
Notwithstanding the repeal of the Singapore Army Act, 1965 (Act 13 of 1965) or any other enactment repealed by this Act —
where an officer authorised to convene a court martial under the Singapore Army Act, 1965 has issued a convening order pursuant to that Act and the court martial has not been convened before the date of the coming into operation of this Act, such convening order shall cease to have effect and a fresh convening order shall be issued by the convening authority appointed under this Act;
where a person has been charged and is being tried before a court martial under the Singapore Army Act, 1965 or any other enactment repealed by this Act or is being dealt with summarily under sections 52 and 53 of that Act and the trial has not been completed before the date of coming into operation of this Act, he shall continue to be tried and dealt with in accordance with the provisions of that Act as if this Act had not been passed;
any sentence or finding of a court martial under the Singapore Army Act, 1965 that is subject to confirmation but has not been confirmed shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of that Act as if this Act had not been passed;
where a person has been sentenced under the Singapore Army Act, 1965 or any other enactment repealed by this Act and the whole or part of the sentence has not been carried out before the date of the coming into operation of this Act such sentence shall be carried out in the manner prescribed under that Act as if this Act had not been passed;
an investigation or inquiry being conducted under the Singapore Army Act, 1965 or any other enactment repealed by this Act, on the date of the coming into operation of this Act, shall be deemed to be an investigation or inquiry held under this Act;
a person in military custody under the Singapore Army Act, 1965 or any other enactment repealed by this Act shall remain in military custody and be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this Act unless otherwise lawfully released; and
any order or instructions issued by the Armed Forces Council constituted under Article 137 of the Malaysian Constitution or by the Army Board constituted under the Singapore Army Act, 1965 before the date of the coming into operation of this Act and which are in force on that date, shall remain in force as General Orders of the Ministry of Defence until revoked.